Sheriff's Office to offer permanent prescription collection box

From staff reports

Published: Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at 4:30 a.m.

Last Modified: Monday, April 1, 2013 at 4:44 p.m.

A kickoff event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 13 for the Operation Medicine Drop Permanent Collection Box Program at the Henderson County Sheriff's Office, 100 North Grove St., Hendersonville.

The Sheriff's Office recognizes the value of cooperation with a pharmaceutical drug disposal program that provides a safe and efficient means for the collection and proper disposal of pharmaceutical drugs no longer needed by the public, officials said in a news releasse.

The intent of the permament pill collection program is to provide citizens a convenient and safe way to dispose of unneeded and unwanted medications from their homes, thereby reducing the possibility of accidental or intentional misuse and/or theft, the release says. This program also provides an environmentally safe alternative to disposing of medications in community landfills and sewer systems.

The Sheriff's Office will offer a mailbox-style collection box for citizens to deposit unused pharmaceutical medications. The box will be located in the front lobby of the Sheriff's Office. This area is open to the public during business hours, Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

<p>A kickoff event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 13 for the Operation Medicine Drop Permanent Collection Box Program at the Henderson County Sheriff's Office, 100 North Grove St., Hendersonville. </p><p>The Sheriff's Office recognizes the value of cooperation with a pharmaceutical drug disposal program that provides a safe and efficient means for the collection and proper disposal of pharmaceutical drugs no longer needed by the public, officials said in a news releasse. </p><p>The intent of the permament pill collection program is to provide citizens a convenient and safe way to dispose of unneeded and unwanted medications from their homes, thereby reducing the possibility of accidental or intentional misuse and/or theft, the release says. This program also provides an environmentally safe alternative to disposing of medications in community landfills and sewer systems. </p><p>The Sheriff's Office will offer a mailbox-style collection box for citizens to deposit unused pharmaceutical medications. The box will be located in the front lobby of the Sheriff's Office. This area is open to the public during business hours, Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. </p><p>No chemotherapy drugs or sharps/needles will be accepted.</p>